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Quick Start Guide


This guide describes how to create and print a disc label by using one of the supplied templates.

If the Assistant is in front of you, and you don't wish to use templates, click the New Blank button to create a new document from scratch. Or, click Open Recent to continue working with one of your recent documents.

 

: Choosing a Template in the Assistant

Assistant

  1. If Disc Cover is running, but you don’t see the Assistant on the screen, choose File > New from Assistant... in the menu. By default, the Assistant opens automatically when you start the program.

  2. Choose the template category. For example, if you are creating a label for your photo album, choose the Photos category.

  3. Select a template in the preview.

    Some templates are sets of blank elements.

  4. To start editing the selected template right away, click Finish. Doing this will bring you to Step 3: Edit your document.

 

If you have chosen a template in the Music, Photos, Video or File & Data category, the Assistant can help you import the content into your document depending on the selected category. To do this, click Next. To import the content later, click Finish.

 

Step 2: Importing Images or a List of Songs, Files or Videos

The type of data that you can import in the second step depends on which template category has been selected (see Step 1, items 3 and 4).

If the Photos category has been selected, the Assistant will offer you to import data from your iPhoto library (Step 2, section Photos).

If the Music category has been selected, the Assistant will offer you to import data from your iTunes library (Step 2, section Music).

If you select the File & Data category, the Assistant lets you choose a folder to create a list of its content (Step 2, section Files & Data).

If you select the Video category, the Assistant lets you choose a folder to create a list of its content (Step 2, section Video).

Note: After the Assistant has been closed, you can import data using the Source panel.

 

Photos

The second step of the Assistant displays your iPhoto library.

Photos
  1. Select an album or the whole library in the list on the left. The contents of the selected albums will be displayed in the preview.

  2. Click on a photograph in the preview on the right to select it. To select multiple items, click on them while holding down the Cmd key.

  3. Click Finish to proceed to editing or printing (Step 3: Editing your label).

 

Music

The second step of the Assistant displays your iTunes library.

Music
  1. Select an album, playlist, or the whole library in the list on the left. The contents will be displayed on the right.

  2. Select tracks you want to import.

    To select an individual track, click on it.

    To select multiple items, click on them while holding down the Cmd key. To select a range of items, use the Shift key. To select all items, press Cmd-A.

  3. Click Finish to proceed to editing or printing (Step 3: Editing Your Document).

 

Files & Data

The second step of the Assistant lets you import a list of files from a folder of your choice.

Data

  1. Select a folder (not an individual file) and click Choose.

    The name of the selected folder will be displayed on the left. Its contents (files and folders) will be listed on the right. You can navigate subfolders by clicking on the triangles next to the folder names in the left box.

  2. In the right box, select the files and folders you wish to include in the list. To select multiple items, click on them while holding down the Cmd key. To select a range of items use the Shift key. To select all items, press Cmd-A.

  3. Click Finish to proceed to editing or printing (Step 3: Editing Your Document).

 

Video

The second step of the Assistant lets you import a list of movies from a folder of your choice.

Data

  1. Select a folder (not an individual file) and click Choose.

    The name of the selected folder will be displayed on the left. Its contents (files and folders) will be listed on the right. You can navigate subfolders by clicking on the triangles next to the folder names in the left box.

  2. In the right box, select the files you wish to include in the list. To select multiple items, click on them while holding down the Cmd key. To select a range of items use the Shift key. To select all items, press Cmd-A.

  3. Click Finish to proceed to editing or printing (Step 3: Editing Your Document).

 

Step 3: Editing Your Document

Here you can find brief information about editing the content of your document. Some or all the steps below may be omitted.

1.1. Open the Import tab of the Source panel (Window > Import > Music).

Source_panel

1.2. Open the Import dialog. To do this, choose iTunes in the pop-up menu at the top of the panel. Click Import if the Import dialog does not open automatically.

Import_dialog

1.3. Choose the tracks to import. To import the whole list, select any item in the right box and press Cmd-A. To select multiple tracks, click on their names while holding the Cmd key. Or, to select tracks in succession, click on the first track, then press Shift and click on the last one.

1.4. Click the Import button.

1.5. The Source panel now displays a list of the imported tracks. Drag and drop the list onto your design.

2. Edit the text and graphics.

To add new text, click the Text tool in the toolbar and add a text box to your layout.

To edit the existing text, double click on it.

Text formatting tools are located in the Text tab of the Inspector window (Window > Inspector > Text).

To add an image to your document, drag and drop it from the Source panel, from a folder in Finder, or paste it using the Clipboard.

To modify images, use the Image, Fill & Shadow and Geometry tabs of the Inspector.

 

Step 4: Printing Your Document

  1. Open your disc design in the main window.

  2. Open the Print dialog (File > Print…).

  3. Set up the number of copies.

  4. Click the Options button to revise the print options.

  5. Click the Next button.

  6. Click Print.

 

 


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